Samsung phones still having problems with first Windows Phone 7 update

It’s not the update you’ve been waiting for, rather it’s the update the will allow you to get the update you’ve been waiting for. Of course we’re talking about Windows Phone 7, and the small, quirky code bundle Microsoft has been attempting to rollout for the past two weeks. After halting the update to Samsung handsets back on February 23rd, the company resumed sending the software to users’ devices this week. And unfortunately, it looks like Windows Phone users with Samsung handsets are continuing to have issues — problems Microsoft admits via Twitter it is “aware of” and is “looking into.” The small package being pushed by Microsoft patches Windows Phone’s updater mechanism, preparing it for the more significant NoDo update that is set to bring copy and paste functionality, amongst other things, to WP7 later this month. Not the most impressive software rollout we’ve ever seen, but hopefully Microsoft and friends have this whole mess sorted out by the time NoDo is a gogo.

Run, don’t walk away from any Samsuck mobile product. They failed in Android, now they failed in WP7.

heyhey

it’s a samsung phone…….it’s built to make updates problematic so that the consumer buys a new phone…..i dont blame MS or samsung. i blame the idiots who drank the super amoled coolaid and bought the phone

Anonymous

That’s what happens when OEMs want to stick their nose on something they shouldn’t have. Samsuck loves digging thru the OS and making changes on things they don’t know shit about.

Markcr

Samsung Focus on Rogers here – first “pre-update” failed (got to 100% on backup then didn’t progress and needed to reboot the phone) – the reissued update went through flawlessly. Good that Microsoft issued this step update to test things out. Too bad some are still having troubles (hoping it is just a small minority).

Looking forward to NoDo (no difference from the pre-update)

Chut Pata

Old bulb joke: How many Microsoft programmers does it take to change a bulb? Only one, however you will be patching for the rest of your life. OMG they are patching the patches now?